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Global Headlines Today - 20.07.2016

It is a beautiful day to be alive and happy. Here are the headlines for the day. May your day be filled of beautiful surprises.
PUNCH 
  • No child should be denied education–Ambode 
  • Pregnant women advised to use hospitals 
  • Ambode inaugurates LASCOFED complex, pledges support for cooperatives 
  • Police to re-arraign suspects in Bola Ige’s case 
  • Claims of selective anti-corruption war absurd, says Osinbajo 
  • Dubai properties: CCB has cleared Buratai, says lawyer 
  • NLC wants security vote, immunity abolished 
  • Looters seeking Edo people’s votes – Oshiomhole 
  • Rivers APC protest 
  • PDP meets with Reps’ caucus over Edo, Ondo gov polls 
  • Youths protest Plateau monarch’s murder, torch buildings 
  • Murdered Abuja preacher for burial on her birthday 
  • My ministers are being blackmailed — Buhari 
  • Pupils’ protest: Principals apologise to Ajimobi 
  • Army/Shiites: Group protest call for soldiers’ trial 
  • INEC to deploy 5,603 workers for Imo, Kogi rerun 
  • Hijab: Court strikes out CAN’s stay of execution application 
  • Omisore welcomes FG’s move to reopen Ige’s killing 
  • Reps want defence spending subjected to Procurement Act 
  • EFCC detains Abia REC over Diezani poll bribe 
  • Police quiz bishop for allegedly sponsoring Avengers 
  • Tinubu’s wife asks Senate, APC to sanction Melaye 
  • Nigeria must be restructured, says Ekweremadu 
  • Fleeing robbers scare bank customers in Rivers 
THIS DAY
  • Melaye Threatened to Rape Me, Remi Tinubu Insists, Petitions Saraki 
  • Diete-Spiff: We are Trying to Get Militants to Cool Down 
  • Aviation Fuel Scarcity: NCAA Directs Airlines to Cut Operations 
  • Plateau Youths Go on the Rampage over Murder of Traditional Ruler 
  • Discos: Nigerians Would Have to Choose between Darkness and Light 
  • Hijab: Osun Court Strikes out Stay of Execution Suit Filed by... 
  • APC, Groups Protest against Non-swearing in of Rivers Assembly Members 
  • Atiku: My Visit to APC Secretariat was Routine 
  • Malnutrition in Borno, a National Problem, Says Saraki 
  • MTN Group Issues Profit Warning over Nigeria Fine, Devaluation 
  • Police Vow to Arrest killers of Newly-wed Bride in Kano 
  • Petrol Scarcity Looms as NARTO, PTD Threaten to Withdraw Services 
  • Family Releases Programme on Felix Ibru’s Funeral Rites 
  • Wike: Why Rivers is Hosting 2016 Editors’ Conference  
  • BPE Boss Calls for Separation of NNPC’s Role as Regulator and... 
  • FG Demonstrates Commitment to Transparency, Applies to Join Open Government Partnership 
  • Diversification: Declare Emergency in Agric Sector, Fayose Tells Buhari 
  • Arms Probe: House Blames Embezzlement on Non-enforcement of Procurement Act 
  • Ituah Urges Nigerian Youths to Battle for Leadership Space 
  • BoI, NCDMB Launch $100m Intervention Fund to Boost Local Content 
  • Ize-Iyamu: Edo People will Compel Oshiomhole to Hand over to Me 
  • Benue Assembly Passes Vote of No Confidence on Speaker 
  • INEC to Deploy 5,603 Personnel for Imo, Kogi Rerun Polls 
  • Nigerian Content Board, BoI Sign MoU on $100m Intervention Fund 
  • Ambode: We’re Working Hard To Rescue Iba Monarch, Others 
  • Right Group Seeks Justice on Alleged Case of Sexual Assault of... 
  • Leave Ekweremadu Alone, PDP BoT Warns FG 
  • Omisore: Reopening of Ige, Dikibo Killing a Good Omen 
  • Senate C’ttee: N30bn Budgetary Allocation to Navy, Inadequate 
  • Didi Akinyelure Awarded Second BBC World News Komla Dumor Award 
  • FoI Advocates Pick Holes in Arms Audit Panel Report 
  • Gunmen Kidnap Ogun Lawmaker’s Wife 
  • Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper in Calabar 
  • Parade Five Suspected Ritual Killers 
  • Assassins Hack Embattled Bayelsa Monarch to Death
BBC 
  • Live Trump seals Republican nomination 
  • Fox News boss 'in talks on departure'  
  • Don't play Pokemon Go in minefields  
  • Turkey's purge widens to education
  • McDonald's Japan up on Pokemon reports (Business)
  • Fidelity backs May's executive pay plan (Business)
  • Ex-UBS trader loses deportation appeal (Business) 
  • Microsoft's cloud unit boosts profits (Business)
CNN 
  • Carson says Clinton pushes 'secular progressive agenda'
  • No one to be fired over Melania Trump plagiarism
  • U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria 'kill civilians'
  • Gunman stalked Baton Rouge officers
  • Philippines turns down talks with Beijing
  • 24 tourists die on bus journey to airport
  • Train ax attacker, 17, had 'ISIS flag'
BUSINESS

  • Naira falls to 368/dollar (Punch)
  • Senate grills Emefiele for two hours on economy (Punch)
  • Nigeria’s economy may contract by 1.8% in 2016 – IMF (Punch)
  • Separate your personal from business account (Punch)
  • Four facts about opening a business account (Punch) 
  • Firms Cut Administrative Expenses to Survive Tough Operating Environment (This Day)
  • Fashola Vows to Lead Workmen’s Compensation Act Compliance Campaign (This Day)
  • FG Directs Extension of Anchor Borrower Programme to 14 States (This Day) 
  • Oando Envisages Lower Earnings on Naira Devaluation (This Day) 
  • Ohuabunwa: Nigeria Needs Proactive Economic Team to Overcome Her Economic Challenges (This Day) 
  • Stanbic IBTC Pension Pays N200bn to Retirees (This Day) 
  • FG to Complete Galaxy BackBone Office Complex Soon (This Day) 
  • NUJ, NAWOJ Begin Construction of High-profile Estate for Journalists (This Day) 
  • CPC Flags Off Grassroots Sensitisation with Women (This Day) 
  • NAICOM to Relaunch MDRI Initiative (This Day)
  • Umahi Signs three Bills, Moves to Empower 2,400 Women, Youths (This Day) 
  • Of Nigeria’s Validation of Sustainable Energy Plan (This Day)
SPORT
  • Olympics: Buhari warns against jamboree, funds misapplication (Punch)
  • City omit Iheanacho from tour (Punch)
  • Diogu back as Nigeria beat Argentina 96-92 (Punch)
  • Iwobi warns defenders about fast Musa (Punch)
  • Le Guen rejects Eagles job (Punch) 
  • Iheanacho Left out of Man City Pre-season Squad (This Day)

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